The Coma Recovery – Goddverb – Released On Deep Elm Records

Coma Recovery Just Released Goddverb on Deep Elm Records.

“This is what the future sounds like…yeah, it’s heavy like that. Like if the giant mechanized robots fromTransformers had a band…they would sound like this. Seeping with texture, tenacity and technical prowess that unveils layers most bands can’t imagine reaching, Coma Recovery‘s headphone-begging collection of progressive post-rock ventures to dark places, nearly drowning you in the expansive nature of the sound. Goddverb is their testament to what it feels like to be human…as seen through they eyes of a band that has always put art form and expression above all else. In a world saturated by the fast buck, the ringtone and the remix, Goddverb reminds us that in the midst an industry collapsing from it’s failure to bring us simple substance, music can still be bold and outspoken, still invoke power and passion, still inspire and confound in the same breath, still hold onto 100% of its integrity. In the end, it doesn’t feel like an album so much as an unrequited love affair with life…branded deep in every song. This is one of the most stunning records to be released this year. Believe it.”

Go here to listen!

Living in Santa Fe – New job as a PA

A little over 2 weeks ago I got a new job working as a production assistant. I’m working in the production office for a TV pilot shooting in Santa Fe. Wikipedia describes my job perfectly.

The production company put me up in a cozy hotel. I like it. The best part is how there are  spinach-eggs and green-chili eggs rotated as breakfast. Every. Single. Morning.

A lady named Flower hooked me up with the position because I had started a job with her last summer on a movie that went under within 3 days.

Before that, Josh and I were on a pretty big roll on some video projects, one of them including this commercial we wrote and shot for Golden Pride.

I heard it was supposed to be on some cable networks, but so far I only know it’s been playing in ABQ at the huge sold out b-ball games.

Also, there were chances of a new band developing with Tommy, Danny, and Steve…???

Practice has been a little hard to execute ever since getting the new job, but I’m confident that kids will have their teeth knocked out when we finally make a show happen.

Microkorg’n

I borrowed Tommy’s Microkorg to play around with sounds and tones and different voices. I normally use D’s Korg Triton in Coma, but I thought I’d check out some of the tones that Tommy used in His Holiness.

I got pretty attached to a deliciously warm synth sound and kept playing one riff over and over. Then I made a drum loop in Reason to formulate a possible song idea.

Bloom

Song and Words.

Another rough recording :0

Work hurts.

Today, I smashed my finger within 5 minutes of arriving to work via carelessly spanking the concrete tub with a shovel. And, remember our friend who fell off the scaffold? Well, he showed up to work today, drunk, and fell off again. So he got fired.

I write about work a lot. You know, work can become your life. I’ve tried to avoid work becoming my life by doing something non-work-related every night. Something productive. Something that makes one put their balls on the line.

Or I’m just curling up next to the fire in my L.L. Bean sweater, sipping tea with my acoustic guitar in hand.